Techfugees live streaming Requiem for Aleppo from 14 locations across the world

by Josephine Goube

on April 5th, 2017

Techfugees is proud to announce it has partnered with Requiem for Aleppo, a brand new contemporary dance work created and conceived by composer David Cazalet with choreography by Jason Mabana and featuring Juliana Yazbeck, to live stream the world premiere of the show in 14 different locations throughout Europe, the Middle East and the US.

By screening at set locations Techfugees aim to gather Syrians, refugees, locals, and individuals supporting refugees & displaced people across the world all together. These events also provide an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for a project we will be running in partnership with Syria Relief, providing displaced Syrians in Syria access to education via online MOOCs.

“We are delighted to bring the Techfugees community and partners together for a unique night and show solidarity to the people of Aleppo and the ones that have now been displaced. Requiem for Aleppo is an appeal to our common humanity, an expression of grief articulated in movement, song and design. It is a refusal to play silent witness to a humanitarian crisis” says Josephine Goube, CEO of Techfugees.

Thanks to our hosts & partners – Cafe and Bookstore, a Syrian-owned establishment in Istanbul; Mikser / Refugee Aid Miksaliste, a space where refugees and innovators meet in Belgrade, MakeSense, the space for social entrepreneurs in Paris, Arte Corpo, a wonderful dance school in Belgium, the world renown London School of Economics in the UK, House of Gather in Stockholm, Migration Hub Network Berlin, BonnLAB, in Bonn; Impact Hub in Budapest, VippaOslo, Falafelandkebab Restaurant in Dublin, Neuehouse in NYC for hosting those screenings.